leaving a base early

Originally Posted by steveshane67

on an unrelated note, Ive never seen 16" played, but are runners allowed to leave the base basically whenever they want? (ie doesnt ball is put in play happen when the pitcher still has the ball on the mound?)

I played in some 16" tournaments when I was younger, mostly my HS FCA huddle playing against other schools' FCA huddles and some Nebraska football players who were FCA members. I don't have my book with me to verify what I'm about to say, so this comes from memory. I recall we were able to leave the base once the ball left the pitcher's hand on the pitch. Our FCA huddle sponsor was an ASA umpire at the time, and he taught us that rule. Again, I don't have the book in front of me to verify that.